# N5010F: 1979 Bell 212, registration cancelled 2002-06-19

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 19, 2002
- Exported to: Spain
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Bell 212](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-212) (registry code 1181420)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6T-3 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6t-3-series) (registry code 52103)
- Data sheets: [TCDS H4SW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/H4SW), [TCDS E22EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E22EA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 30936
- Year built: 1979
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Standard, transport
- Airworthiness date: March 1, 2001
- Certificate issued: July 10, 2001
- Last registry action: July 10, 2001
- Mode S code: A64005
- Owner when cancelled: [M & B Aircraft Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/M%20%26%20B%20AIRCRAFT%20INC)
- Location: [Cincinnati, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Cincinnati)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.2753° N, 84.3269° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 45249, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5010F
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5010F
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5010F-2002-06-19

From the FAA registry file of October 28, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Bell 212: https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-212.md

## Service difficulty reports (42)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR HEEA072706](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA072706), Apr 19, 2001: INDICATOR. FAILED. DOES NOT PAINT TARGETS. FOUND UNIT HAS NO NOISE, ADJUSTED AUTOMATIC NOISE CONTROL. TROUBLESHOT VIDEO BOARD AND REPLACED R1450 RESISTOR. REPAIRED. BENCH CHECK GO
- [SDR HEEA065226](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA065226), Nov 17, 1999: VALVE. INOPERATIVE. VALVE INOPERATIVE.
- [SDR HEEA065219](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA065219), Nov 17, 1999: INDICATOR. READS HIGH. AMMETER READS 50 AMPS HIGHER.
- [SDR HEEA065211](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA065211), Nov 17, 1999: INDICATOR. ERRATIC. FUEL PRESSURE INDICATOR HAD UNRELIABLE ERRATIC READINGS.
- [SDR HEEA065210](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA065210), Nov 17, 1999: INDICATOR. INTERMITTENT. FUEL PRESSURE INDICATOR INTERMITTENTLY STICKS AT ZERO.
- [SDR HEEA065097](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA065097), Nov 11, 1999: GYRO. FAILED. NO TURN INDICATIONS DISPLAY ON GYRO.
- [SDR HEEA063218](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA063218), Aug 9, 1999: INDICATOR. INTERMITTENT. INDICATOR OPERATES INTERMITTENTLY.
- [SDR HEEA061728](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA061728), Apr 6, 1999: BRAKE ASSY. MALFUNCTIONED. WHEN ROTOR BRAKE CALIPERS WERE INSTALLED, INBOARD MICROSWITCH CONTACTS ROTOR BRAKE QUILL HOUSING. INBOARD MICROSWITCH WAS INSTALLED DIFFERENT ON THIS CALIPER AS
- [SDR HEEA061681](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA061681), Apr 5, 1999: TARSYN. FAILED. UNIT DOES NOT SLAVE IN MAGNETIC COMPASS MODE. UNIT FUNCTION GOOD ON SST BENCH.
- [SDR HEEA060127](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA060127), Jan 21, 1999: INDICATOR. STICKING. TORQUE METER INDICATOR'S NR 1 NEEDLE STICKS.
- [SDR HEEA0016487](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA0016487), Oct 27, 1998: GYRO. INOPERATIVE. GYRO INOPERATIVE.
- [SDR HEEA0016423](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA0016423), Oct 23, 1998: INVERTER. FAILED. INVERTER WOULD NOT COME ON LINE AT INITIAL INSTALLATION FROM STOCK.
- [SDR HEEA0016422](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA0016422), Oct 23, 1998: INVERTER. MALFUNCTIONED. INVERTER TRIPS CIRCUIT BREAKER.
- [SDR HEEA0016420](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA0016420), Oct 23, 1998: FLUX VALVE. INACCURATE. READING IS OFF 80 DEGREES.
- [SDR HEEA0016419](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA0016419), Oct 23, 1998: VALVE. INCORRECT. COMPASS HAS INCORRECT HEADINGS, OUTPUT UNRELIABLE.
- [SDR HEEA0016418](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA0016418), Oct 23, 1998: CONTROL UNIT. FAILED. CONTROL UNIT WILL NOT COME ON LINE.
- [SDR HEEA0016412](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA0016412), Oct 23, 1998: TARSYN. FAILED. TARSYN - PIN C OF BOTTOM CONNECTOR HAS PINS BACKING OUT OF CONNECTOR.
- [SDR HEEA0016411](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA0016411), Oct 23, 1998: TARSYN. FAILED. TARSYN FAILS TEST 8.5 ON SST.
- [SDR HEEA0016409](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA0016409), Oct 23, 1998: GYRO. FAILED. RT FLAG ON ADI NOT PULLED.
- [SDR HEEA0016408](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA0016408), Oct 23, 1998: INDICATOR. STICKING. ITT INDICATOR STICKS AT 580 DEGREES.
- [SDR HEEA0016396](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA0016396), Oct 23, 1998: INDICATOR. FAILED. NO ADF POINTER INFO DISPLAYED.
- [SDR HEEA0016395](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA0016395), Oct 23, 1998: INDICATOR. FAILED. HYDRAULIC PRESSURE NEEDLE WILL NOT RETURN TO ZERO.
- [SDR HEEA0016394](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA0016394), Oct 23, 1998: INDICATOR. FAILED. GS FLAG WILL NOT PULL.
- [SDR HEEA0016393](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA0016393), Oct 23, 1998: INDICATOR. STICKING. HSI INDICATOR'S TO/FROM FLAG STICKS, NR 2 BEARING POINTER RATCHETS.
- [SDR HEEA0016391](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA0016391), Oct 23, 1998: TRANSPONDER. FAILED. NO CODE TRANSMITTER. NO REPLY LIGHT. NO TEST LIGHT. TIME SINCE REPAIR 0:00 HOURS.
- [SDR HEEA0016390](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA0016390), Oct 23, 1998: TRANSPONDER. MALFUNCTIONED. TRANSPONDER HAS LOW POWER. TIME SINCE REPAIR 0:00 HOURS.
- [SDR HEEA0016389](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA0016389), Oct 23, 1998: CONTROL. MALFUNCTIONED. LEDS LIGHT UP, DISPLAY BAD.
- [SDR HEEA0015867](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA0015867), Aug 27, 1998: EJECTOR. CRACKED. LEFT EJECTOR ASSEMBLY'S WELDS ARE CRACKED AND HAS LOOSE RIVETS.
- [SDR HEEA0015318](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA0015318), Jul 29, 1998: TARSYN. FAILED. DIRECTIONAL GYRO HAS NO SYNCHRO HEADING OUTPUT. TIME SINCE REPAIR, 7:15 HOURS.
- [SDR HEEA0010852](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA0010852), Aug 21, 1997: LINK ASSY. WORN. LINK ASSY HAS EXCESSIVE PLAY.
- [SDR HEEA0010771](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA0010771), Aug 19, 1997: INDICATOR. FAILED. INDICATES 3000 FEET AT FIELD ELEVATION
- [SDR HEEA968271](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA968271), Oct 14, 1996: VALVE. INTERMITTENT. INOPERATIVE, CYCLES INTERMITTENT.
- [SDR HEEA968177](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA968177), Oct 10, 1996: TRANSCEIVER. MALFUNCTION. FREQUENCY DOES NOT SHOW TILL 20 OR 30 MINUTES.
- [SDR HEEA968087](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA968087), Oct 3, 1996: INDICATOR. FAILED. INDICATOR CAUSES R/T NOT TO TRANSMIT.
- [SDR HEEA968080](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA968080), Oct 3, 1996: TRANSCEIVER. FAULTY. AFTER UNIT HEATS UP, MODULATION BEGINS TO BREAK UP.
- [SDR HEEA967996](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA967996), Oct 1, 1996: BEARING. FAILED. DUST SHIELD SPINNING. REPLACEMENT PART PURCHASED AS PER ASB212-95-95 REV. B.
- [SDR HEEA967995](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA967995), Oct 1, 1996: BEARING. FAILED. DUST SHIELD SPINNING. REPLACEMENT PART PURCHASED AS PER ASB212-95-95 REV. B.
- [SDR HEEA967994](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA967994), Oct 1, 1996: BEARING. FAILED. DUST SHIELD SPINNING.
- [SDR HEEA967699](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA967699), Aug 29, 1996: TRANSCEIVER. MALFUNCTION. TRANSCEIVER WILL NOT TUNE.
- [SDR HEEA967148](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA967148), May 8, 1996: VALVE. MALFUNCTION. VALVE INOPERATIVE. CYCLES CONSTANTLY.
- [SDR HEEA956313](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA956313), Dec 27, 1995: BLADE. DENTED. TR BLADE HAS DENT ON TRAILING EDGE.
- [SDR HEEA955660](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HEEA955660), Aug 31, 1995: CONTROL UNIT. FAILED. #1 GENERATOR FAILS TO COME ON LINE. RELAY 212-075-199-1 BLOWS IT OUT. REPLACED Q4 TRANSISTOR P/N 05-990044. BENCH CHECK OK.

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Incident 19890826054989I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890826054989I), Aug 26, 1989: Bell 212 (N5010F), Gulf Of Mexico, LA, Minor damage. Vibration during cruise. Landed safely. Hangar assembly under combining gearbox had deteriorated. Bracket broken.
- [Incident 19881108066499I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881108066499I), Nov 8, 1988: Bell 212 (N5010F), New Iberia, LA. Simulated climbout with one engine at idle. Other engine quit. Entered autorotation and recovered. Cause unknown.

## Other aircraft with N5010F

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5010F): Head Balloons AX7-77, S/N 482, built 2020
- [Cancelled 2010-03-10](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5010F-2010-03-10): Clayton Lawrence D T-BIRD II, S/N 303101, built 2003. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Whorley John Q](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WHORLEY%20JOHN%20Q), [Bedford, VA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VA/Bedford)

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